{"id":15384,"date":"2021-04-22T22:00:55","date_gmt":"2021-04-23T05:00:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ocbf.ca\/2019\/genesis_4_13-26-copy\/"},"modified":"2021-04-18T22:07:34","modified_gmt":"2021-04-19T05:07:34","slug":"genesis_5_1-32","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ocbf.ca\/2019\/genesis_5_1-32\/","title":{"rendered":"Life Beyond The Ordinary"},"content":{"rendered":"

Genesis 5:1-32 Click here for Bible Verses<\/a><\/p>\n

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Hi GAMErs,<\/p>\n

Today\u2019s passage is Genesis 5:1-32.\u00a0\u00a0Let\u2019s go!<\/p>\n

Genesis 5:1-20 (NIV)<\/em><\/strong>
\n1\u00a0<\/sup>\u00a0This is the written account of Adam’s line. When God created man, he made him in the likeness of God.
\n2\u00a0<\/sup>\u00a0He created them male and female and blessed them. And when they were created, he called them “man.”
\n3\u00a0<\/sup>\u00a0When Adam had lived 130 years, he had a son in his own likeness, in his own image; and he named him Seth.
\n4\u00a0<\/sup>\u00a0After Seth was born, Adam lived 800 years and had other sons and daughters.
\n5\u00a0<\/sup>\u00a0Altogether, Adam lived 930 years, and then he died.
\n6\u00a0<\/sup>\u00a0When Seth had lived 105 years, he became the father of Enosh.
\n7\u00a0<\/sup>\u00a0And after he became the father of Enosh, Seth lived 807 years and had other sons and daughters.
\n8\u00a0<\/sup>\u00a0Altogether, Seth lived 912 years, and then he died.
\n9\u00a0<\/sup>\u00a0When Enosh had lived 90 years, he became the father of Kenan.
\n10\u00a0<\/sup>\u00a0And after he became the father of Kenan, Enosh lived 815 years and had other sons and daughters.
\n11\u00a0<\/sup>\u00a0Altogether, Enosh lived 905 years, and then he died.
\n12\u00a0<\/sup>\u00a0When Kenan had lived 70 years, he became the father of Mahalalel.
\n13\u00a0<\/sup>\u00a0And after he became the father of Mahalalel, Kenan lived 840 years and had other sons and daughters.
\n14\u00a0<\/sup>\u00a0Altogether, Kenan lived 910 years, and then he died.
\n15\u00a0<\/sup>\u00a0When Mahalalel had lived 65 years, he became the father of Jared.
\n16\u00a0<\/sup>\u00a0And after he became the father of Jared, Mahalalel lived 830 years and had other sons and daughters.
\n17\u00a0<\/sup>\u00a0Altogether, Mahalalel lived 895 years, and then he died.
\n18\u00a0<\/sup>\u00a0When Jared had lived 162 years, he became the father of Enoch.
\n19\u00a0<\/sup>\u00a0And after he became the father of Enoch, Jared lived 800 years and had other sons and daughters.
\n20\u00a0<\/sup>\u00a0Altogether, Jared lived 962 years, and then he died.<\/em><\/p>\n

On verses 1-20:\u00a0\u00a0How could human beings live such a long time, in some cases almost 1,000 years (see for example Methuselah in verse 27)?\u00a0\u00a0One theory is that God\u2019s original plan was that God made man to live forever, but as sin came into the world, gradually lifespans would get shorter over time.\u00a0\u00a0As the Quest Study Bible explains, \u201cThe Creator made men and women to be immortal.\u00a0\u00a0Nevertheless, death \u2013 the result of sin \u2013 progressively decreased human longevity until 70 or 80 years became a normal life span (see Psalm 90:10).\u201d (Quest Study Bible: New International Version. Zondervan, 2003).\u00a0 Another explanation is that life spans remained this long during the first several generations of human beings as shown in Genesis 5, but in Genesis 6 we see that God intentionally limits the lifespan of human beings to 120 years (see Genesis 6:3).<\/p>\n

Genesis 5:21-24 (NIV)<\/strong>
\n21\u00a0<\/sup>\u00a0When Enoch had lived 65 years, he became the father of Methuselah.
\n22\u00a0<\/sup>\u00a0And after he became the father of Methuselah, Enoch walked with God 300 years and had other sons and daughters.
\n23\u00a0<\/sup>\u00a0Altogether, Enoch lived 365 years.
\n24\u00a0<\/sup>\u00a0Enoch walked with God; then he was no more, because God took him away.<\/em><\/p>\n

On verses 21-24:\u00a0\u00a0Enoch is a special individual whom the Bible describes as having never having experienced death. As Hebrews 11:5 says, \u201cBy faith Enoch was taken from this life, so that he did not experience death; he could not be found, because God had taken him away. For before he was taken, he was commended as one who pleased God.\u201d\u00a0\u00a0The Bible describes Enoch as having \u201cwalked with God\u201d (v22), suggesting that Enoch had a close relationship with God.\u00a0\u00a0Does that mean that Enoch never sinned at all?\u00a0\u00a0Probably not, since all have sinned the Bible says (Romans 3:23).\u00a0\u00a0This may have been a case where as an act of mercy God decided not to let Enoch experience death and took him away to heaven when it was his time.\u00a0\u00a0This also suggests that there is life beyond our lives on earth, which God can let us experience if He wants us to.\u00a0\u00a0Praise God that because God wants us to experience life with Him beyond our lives on earth, we sent Jesus Christ to die on the cross for our sins, and that through faith in Jesus Christ we have access to such life.<\/p>\n

Genesis 5:25-32 (NIV)<\/em><\/strong>
\n25\u00a0<\/sup>\u00a0When Methuselah had lived 187 years, he became the father of Lamech.
\n26\u00a0<\/sup>\u00a0And after he became the father of Lamech, Methuselah lived 782 years and had other sons and daughters.
\n27\u00a0<\/sup>\u00a0Altogether, Methuselah lived 969 years, and then he died.
\n28\u00a0<\/sup>\u00a0When Lamech had lived 182 years, he had a son.
\n29\u00a0<\/sup>\u00a0He named him Noah and said, “He will comfort us in the labor and painful toil of our hands caused by the ground the\u00a0LORD\u00a0has cursed.”
\n30\u00a0<\/sup>\u00a0After Noah was born, Lamech lived 595 years and had other sons and daughters.
\n31\u00a0<\/sup>\u00a0Altogether, Lamech lived 777 years, and then he died.
\n32\u00a0<\/sup>\u00a0After Noah was 500 years old, he became the father of Shem, Ham and Japheth.<\/em><\/p>\n

On verses 25-32:\u00a0\u00a0In verse 28 Lamech speaks prophetically about his son Noah saying that \u201cwill comfort us in the labor and painful toil of our hands caused by the ground the Lord has cursed\u201d (v29).\u00a0\u00a0How would Noah bring such comfort?\u00a0\u00a0Perhaps this is a reference to God using Noah later to build an ark to save his family from the flood in Genesis 6.\u00a0\u00a0The fact that Lamech speaks these life defining words over Noah is a reminder that parents should seek the will of God for their children and declare words of encouragement and faith over their children.<\/p>\n

Just as Enoch and Noah stand out in this genealogy of names as those who would please God and make a positive difference with their lives, may you be known as one who pleased God and who made a difference with however many years God has given you.<\/p>\n

Heavenly Father, no matter how many years You give me on this earth, may I live them to please You.\u00a0\u00a0And when this life on earth is through, thank You that through faith in Jesus Christ I get to go home to You.\u00a0\u00a0In Jesus\u2019 name, AMEN!<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Hi GAMErs,<\/p>\n

Today\u2019s passage is Genesis 5:1-32.\u00a0\u00a0Let\u2019s go!<\/p>\n

Genesis 5:1-20 (NIV)
\n1\u00a0\u00a0This is the written account of Adam’s line. When God created man, he made him in the likeness of God.
\n2\u00a0\u00a0He created them male and female and blessed them. And when they were created, he called them “man.”
\n3\u00a0\u00a0When Adam had lived 130 years, he had a son in his own likeness, in his own image; and he named him Seth.
\n4\u00a0\u00a0After Seth was born, Adam lived 800 years and had other sons and daughters.
\n5\u00a0\u00a0Altogether, Adam lived 930 years, and then he died.
\n6\u00a0\u00a0When Seth had lived 105 years, he became the father of Enosh….<\/p>\n

On verses 1-20:\u00a0\u00a0How could human beings live such a long time, in some cases almost 1,000 years (see for example Methuselah in verse 27)?\u00a0\u00a0One theory is that God\u2019s original plan was that God made man to live forever, but as sin came into the world, gradually lifespans would get shorter over time.\u00a0\u00a0As the Quest Study Bible explains, \u201cThe Creator made men and women to be immortal.\u00a0\u00a0Nevertheless, death \u2013 the result of sin \u2013 progressively decreased human longevity until 70 or 80 years became a normal life span (see Psalm 90:10).\u201d (Quest Study Bible: New International Version. Zondervan, 2003).\u00a0 Another explanation is that life spans remained this long during the first several generations of human beings as shown in Genesis 5, but in Genesis 6 we see that God intentionally limits the lifespan of human beings to 120 years (see Genesis 6:3).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":15386,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[28],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-15384","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-gametime-sharing"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ocbf.ca\/2019\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15384","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ocbf.ca\/2019\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ocbf.ca\/2019\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ocbf.ca\/2019\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ocbf.ca\/2019\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=15384"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/ocbf.ca\/2019\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15384\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":15385,"href":"https:\/\/ocbf.ca\/2019\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15384\/revisions\/15385"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ocbf.ca\/2019\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/15386"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ocbf.ca\/2019\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=15384"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ocbf.ca\/2019\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=15384"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ocbf.ca\/2019\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=15384"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}